Body panels - armor all?

[Heraclid]

Meguiar's Gold Class Endurance High Gloss Tire Protectant Gel whoaaa buddy It's EZ to use, and lasts long, plus little/no mess

Yep, been using it for quite some time now and I definitely endorse the product. A bottle lasts a long, long time, too.

[mrtew]

I still say the plastic doesn't need anything at all! My VX is three and a half years old in Detroit sun, salt, rain, ice, etc etc etc with no garage and the panels still look perfect with nothing on them whatsoever. I think those chemicals just ruin them if anything. I don't use lotion either!

[UNEVEN THOUGHTS]

The first thing on my list for spring projects is to Lightly sand the cladding and use black spray-on bedlining (LineX), I'll do the hood/trunk insert too just to keep it uniform.

[Tyler]

Give "Stoners Trim Shine" a try. I dont see anyone here mentioning it. Saw an ad in "Motor Trend" for it and gave it a shot. Sprays on like a can of spray paint and works really well, under $4 a can. Just sprays on with no wiping. Theres so much cladding you go thru it pretty quick though. Held up nicely to the IL winter/salt so far.

[WyrreJ]

Remember guys, this "Forever Black" is not a polish, wax or other dressing to make the caldding look glossy. It is a dye, it soaks into the cladding and embeds the dark black color in the plastic directly. So it isn't sticky, does not attract bugs or dust nor can it be wiped off after it has set.

You can apply one of those other dressing treatments afterwards to make it glossy, but in my case it made the cladding so much blacker that I did not feel the need to also make it glossy. My VX is painted black and from a distance of say, 15 feet or more, it is almost impossible to tell that the cladding is plastic and not just more painted metal body panels.

I am pretty sure that there is no other product like it out on the market.

[Whaleboy]

I'll be giving that dye a shot when it gets a little warmer, without a doubt.

thanks again WyrreJ for testin' it!

[Cyrk]

So WyrreJ is this the stuff I want?...

Forever BLACK silicone-free Tire Gel
http://www.autogeek.net/forblactirge.html

or this:

Forever Black Bumper & Trim Dye Kit
http://www.autogeek.net/forblacbumtr.html